TikTok

• Meta’s ads asked TikTok to follow its lead on safety. TikTok rejected them.
• TikTok has new ways to comment (that make it feel more like Instagram)

  TikTok has added several new ways to comment, including community polls, photo carousels, and "Live Photo Comments".

  
• TikTok is bringing the battle for sports fan attention back to the NFL gridiron

  TikTok is expanding its partnership with the NFL ahead of the 2026 season, with the league integrated into various in-app products.

  
• The internet is waxing nostalgic, so TikTok’s song of the summer is a blast from the past

  TikTok says that Katy Perry's early-2010s track 'The One That Got Away' was the app's Song of the Summer in 2026.

  
• What’s hot on TikTok LIVE? You can find out through a new newsletter.
• New details emerge regarding TikTok’s rumored plan to support direct payments
• As YouTube airs Eurovision, TikTok brings back in-house music contest
• TikTok’s return to U.S. government devices represents easing tensions
• TikTok’s plan to break into sports involves slam dunks and right hooks
• TikTok’s new ad product helps brands distribute and scale their microdramas
• On your marks: TikTok, Strava establish six-digit fund for running creators
• Creators love collectibles, so TikTok is launching World Cup trading cards